#iFORESTEvent| SEBI requires India’s top 1,000 listed companies to report on their environmental, social and governance performance through the Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR), mandatory from FY23. But how complete and meaningful is that reporting in one of the country’s most carbon-intensive sectors? Our new report looks at cement. Beyond what companies report, it also examines how fully they report, across both the mandatory “Essential” indicators and the voluntary “Leadership” ones, where gaps are often most telling. Register now to join the report launch 📍 Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 🕑9:30 AM – 2:00 PM 🔗lnkd.in/du6tDRAE @Bh_Chandra @sresthab @prats_phoenix @mandvi7 @SKKanchan_ @ACCLimited @AmbujaCementACL @AdityaBirlaGrp @Dalmia_Cement @theHCIndia @TheIndiaCements @JKCementIndia @JKLCofficial @KcpLimited @MangalamCement @NuvocoVistas @PrimeCementRw @RamcoCements @sagarcements @shreecementltd @UltraTechCement #ESG #BRSR #NetZero

#iFORESTEvent | Save the date: Green Jobs Uttar Pradesh Following our national report, India’s Green Jobs Moment, and state studies on Odisha and Maharashtra, iFOREST’s work on green jobs and skilling now focuses on Uttar Pradesh. As India’s most populous state, with one of its largest workforces, Uttar Pradesh will be central to how the country’s green transition plays out. Our upcoming study maps where green jobs could emerge in the state, the skills they will require, and what it will take to prepare its workforce for them. Join us for the launch. 🔗 Registration: lnkd.in/daD9t6zu 🗓️ Tuesday, 27 October 2026 🕙 10:00 onwards 📍 Hotel Hilton Inn, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow More details soon. Stay tuned. @Bh_Chandra @sresthab @mandvi7 @prats_phoenix @SKKanchan_ #GreenJobs #UttarPradesh #SkillIndia #JustTransition #GreenEconomy

iFOREST marked its 7th Foundation Day on 11 October. Seven years ago, iFOREST was founded on a simple but powerful conviction that environmental progress requires more than concern or advocacy; it requires ideas grounded in evidence, policies shaped with vision, solutions that can scale, and institutions capable of delivering change. It also requires action where transformation must ultimately take root — in states, districts and cities, and communities. This conviction continues to guide our work. A heartfelt thank you to our growing team for their commitment, hard work and belief in iFOREST’s mission, and to our Board members for their guidance and support throughout this journey. We are especially grateful to Dr @rameshmashelkar, our chairperson, for his constant encouragement and unwavering support. As we enter our eighth year, our commitment remains stronger than ever: to undertake research that matters, develop solutions that work, and create impact where it is needed most. Thank you to everyone who has been part of our journey so far. @Bh_Chandra @sresthab @mandvi7 @prats_phoenix @SKKanchan_ #iFOREST #iFORESTFoundationDay #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalResearch #EvidenceBasedPolicy #SustainableDevelopment #CleanAir

iFOREST Event| Join us on 29 October for the launch of our new report, BRSR Disclosure: ESG Performance Assessment of the Cement Sector. India’s cement industry produces nearly 7% of the country’s CO₂ emissions, and reaching Net Zero by 2070 will depend on how this hard-to-abate sector performs on environmental, social and governance issues. The report assesses sustainability disclosures by 18 cement companies, covering nearly 87% of India’s cementitious production, across 107 indicators on emissions, energy, water, worker safety, gender pay and governance. 📍 Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 🕙 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/du6tDRAE @Bh_Chandra @sresthab @prats_phoenix @mandvi7 @SKKanchan_ @ACCLimited @AmbujaCementACL @AdityaBirlaGrp @Dalmia_Cement @theHCIndia @TheIndiaCements @JKCementIndia @JKLCofficial @KcpLimited @MangalamCement @NuvocoVistas @PrimeCementRw @RamcoCements @sagarcements @shreecementltd @UltraTechCement #ESG #BRSR #NetZero #CementIndustry

Out Now | #COgreen Episode 12: The Montreal Protocol and the Future of Cooling The #MontrealProtocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. So why does it need to evolve again? In the 1970s, scientists found that refrigerants once hailed as technological miracles were quietly destroying the #OzoneLayer. The world acted. The Protocol has since phased out nearly 99% of ozone-depleting substances, and the ozone layer is on track to recover within decades. But many of the replacements brought new problems, from potent greenhouse gases to "forever chemicals" building up in water. iFOREST CEO @Bh_Chandra unpacks this with Keshav Sharma, from the science of ozone depletion to what it will take to build #SustainableCooling. ▶️Full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=i99yR9Wv… @sresthab @mandvi7 @prats_phoenix @SKKanchan_ #MontrealProtocol #ClimateChange #OzoneLayer #SustainableCooling #ClimatePolicy #ESG #Sustainability #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalGovernance #COgreen #UPSCPreparation #EnvironmentAndEcology #CurrentAffairs

iFORESTEvent| The cement industry drives India’s infrastructure growth but is also highly energy- and emission-intensive. A new @iFOREST report assesses ESG disclosures of 18 leading cement companies, covering nearly 87% of India’s cementitious material production. Join us for the report launch! 📅 29 Oct | 9:30 AM–2 PM 📍 India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 🔗 Register: forms.gle/ek5DXi6qR65CAwCs8 @Bh_Chandra @sresthab @mandvi7 @prats_phoenix #BRSR #CementSector #ESG #NetZero

iFOREST is delighted to sign an MoU with the @SDTEOdisha to strengthen Odisha’s green skilling ecosystem and enhance workforce readiness and employability for the emerging green economy. Through this partnership, iFOREST will support the launch and operationalisation of the Odisha Green Jobs & Skills Mission, including the development of a multi-year implementation roadmap, identification of priority green sectors and skills, and assessment of intervention areas and implementation pathways. We sincerely thank Shri @SampadSwainBJP, Hon’ble Minister, Skill Development and Technical Education, Odisha; Shri Bhupendra Singh Poonia, IAS, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Skill Development & Technical Education Department, Odisha; and Shri Chakravarti Singh Rathore, IAS, Director, Technical Education and Training, Odisha, for their leadership and support. @Bh_Chandra @sresthab @mandvi7 @prats_phoenix @SKKanchan_ @Partha197173 #GreenJobs #GreenSkills #Odisha #SkillIndia #JustTransition

As India's green economy evolves, women leaders chart the #FutureOfWork. At our 7 Oct conference, experts discussed emerging #GreenJobs, the circular economy and the urgent need to modernise skilling systems. Read India's Green Jobs Moment: iforest.global/report/indias… @Bh_Chandra @sresthab @mandvi7 @prats_phoenix @SKKanchan_ #GreenJobs #SkillIndia #JustTransition #GreenEconomy #FutureOfWork

Just released: India's Green Jobs Moment: Pathways to Build a Future-Ready Workforce India's green transition could support 53 lakh jobs by 2035, and up to 97 lakh in a broader scenario. But fewer than 5% of working-age Indians hold a formal technical qualification. Our new national report maps where green jobs will emerge, the skills they will need, and how to prepare India's workforce for them. 📑 Read the full report: iforest.global/research-repo… @Bh_Chandra @sresthab @prats_phoenix @mandvi7 @SKKanchan_ @ShamikaRavi #GreenJobs #SkillIndia #CleanEnergy #FutureOfWork #JustTransition

LIVE | "We want to make skills aspirational," said Shri Niranjan Sudhansu IAS, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, at the launch of iFOREST's national report, India's Green Economy Workforce. He spoke about the new Integrated Scheme for Skilling Architecture, which will build skilling into every stage from Class 6 to employment, starting in five states: #UttarPradesh, #Bihar, #Assam, #Odisha and #AndhraPradesh. Highlighting the report's finding that coal-sector skills can transfer to mining and other sectors, he invited industry and training institutions to work with the Ministry to keep courses in step with what industry needs: "Come to us, let us work together." @Bh_Chandra @sresthab @prats_phoenix @mandvi7 @SKKanchan_ #GreenJobs #SkillIndia #CleanEnergy #FutureOfWork #JustTransition

LIVE | "Today, the biggest constraint to growth of every business is finding skilled manpower," said Dr @ShamikaRavi, Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, addressing the launch of iFOREST's national report, India's Green Economy Workforce. She pointed to a paradox in India's labour market: unemployment among college graduates is close to 12%, against a national average of around 3.3%. "We have degrees. We don't have skill. The market is now saying, we will reward only skill." On the report, she said, "Reports like this become extremely important for the government to then design and implement highly localised policies based on economic intelligence. That is what this report has created for the government." @Bh_Chandra @sresthab @prats_phoenix @mandvi7 @SKKanchan_ #GreenJobs #SkillIndia #CleanEnergy #FutureOfWork #JustTransition

LIVE| The launch of iFOREST's national report, India's Green Economy Workforce, is underway at the India International Centre, New Delhi. Addressing the conference, Dr @Bh_Chandra President & CEO, iFOREST, said, "We now need to recognise environmental protection as an important sector in its own right. Green jobs go beyond EVs and renewable energy. We need to talk about nature-based solutions, including environmental conservation and waste management, and build the skills these sectors will need." @Bh_Chandra @sresthab @prats_phoenix @mandvi7 @SKKanchan_ #GreenJobs #SkillIndia #CleanEnergy #FutureOfWork #JustTransition

📢 Happening tomorrow | Join us for the launch of our new national report, India's Green Jobs Moment: Pathways to Build a Future-Ready Workforce, at our national conference in New Delhi, organised in collaboration with the @sscgreenjobs. India's green economy is set to become one of the country's largest sources of hashtag#jobs, across renewable energy, green hydrogen, electric mobility, the circular economy and nature-based solutions. The report maps where these jobs will emerge, how existing skills can carry workers into them, and what it will take to prepare India's young workforce for them. It also proposes a National Green Jobs and Skilling Mission to connect education, skilling and employment at scale. Join us tomorrow: 📑 Register now: lnkd.in/d2BBSU_Q 🗓️ Wednesday, 7 October 2026 📍 India International Centre, New Delhi @Bh_Chandra @sresthab @prats_phoenix @mandvi7 @SKKanchan_ #GreenJobs #SkillIndia #CleanEnergy #FutureOfWork #JustTransition

#iFORESTOpinion| #Odisha aims to create more than one crore jobs by 2047. Investment alone won't get it there. Skills will. In @NewIndianXpress, @sresthab, Director, Just Transition and Climate Change, iFOREST, makes the case for an Odisha Green Jobs and Skilling Mission. 📰 Read the complete piece to know how Odisha can turn green investment into jobs for its own people. @Bh_Chandra @sresthab @mandvi7 @prats_phoenix #ViksitOdisha #GreenJobs #SkillIndia #JustTransition #Odisha

iFORESTEvent| Who will build India’s green economy? Join iFOREST’s national report launch & conference on green jobs, skilling & entrepreneurship—and the case for a National Green Jobs & Skilling Mission. 7 Oct | India International Centre, New Delhi 🔗Registration link below: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… @Bh_Chandra @sresthab @mandvi7 @SKKanchan_ @sscgreenjobs #GreenJobs #SkillIndia #GreenEconomy #JustTransition #FutureOfWor

#iFORESTOpinion| India's net oil and gas import bill last financial year was $117.5 billion, roughly the size of Punjab's economy. Efforts to reduce this dependence focus on electric vehicles, green hydrogen, ethanol, and solar parks. Yet a large share of imported fuel is burnt simply to produce heat in factory boilers, hotel and hospital water heaters, and ovens and dryers in automobile plants. About 40% of the energy used in Indian industry goes into heat. Heat pumps, a proven and commercially available technology, can replace much of the oil and gas burnt for it. In MSME-dominated sectors such as dairy, textiles, and food processing, they can meet a quarter of current energy demand at half the cost. Our CEO @Bh_Chandra makes the case for a national #HeatPumpMission in @FinancialXpress. 🔗Read the complete article here: financialexpress.com/opinion… @sresthab @mandvi7 @prats_phoenix @SKKanchan_ #HeatPumps #HeatPumpMission #EnergySecurity #EnergyEfficiency #CleanEnergy #MSME #ClimateAction